Museum lovers spoiled for choice as number of facilities in Turkey on rise

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency

Turkey’s 370 museums, 188 of which are affiliated with the ministry, serve millions of local and foreign history and culture aficionados every year.

Museum buffs have reason to smile in Turkey, with dozens of new facilities opening around the country to show off the nation’s heritage and artifacts.

The number of museums increased to 370 over the past three years with new ones such as the world’s largest mosaic museum, the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the Kırşehir Kaman Kalehöyük Archaeology Museum, the Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum, the Aydın Museum, as well as the Tokat Archaeology and Ethnography Museum.

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